Academic Vocabulary Grade 8 ELA

The main events of a story presented on logical order

• inspire

• plot

• topic

• central idea

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The most important idea you get about a text

• Stated central idea

• implied central idea

• Central Idea

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To please or satisfy

• gratify

• persistent

• inspire

• notable

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Continuous; determined; tireless

• energizer bunny

• attribute

• setting

• persistent

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Important; remarkable; worthy of attention

• contrast

• attribute

• tone

• notable

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

To generate feelings or thoughts in someone

• mushy

• mood

• inspire

• topic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A type of writing in which an author explores an experience using descriptive details and events.

• creative writing

• nonfiction narrative

• explanatory

• argumentative

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Details that appeal to the five senses to bring memories to life

• sensory details

• important facts

• central ideas

• thesis statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The most important idea is clearly written in the text

• central idea

• stated central idea

• implied central idea

• main idea

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

What the story is about

• topic

• plot

• climax

• setting

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C